Total weight of your whitetail arrow?

[StickSlinger74]

I'm shooting 490 gr arrows out of my new bow.  48@28 Full length GT Trad 3555, std insert, 175 gr 3 blade VPA with 3 4" parabolic feathers.  Fly like darts!!  Will test them out on hogs in 3 weeks!

[Bladepeek]

Right now I have 3 different arrow set-ups for my various bows, but all come in between 9.7 - 10.2 GPP.

[RC]

Usually around 525. shooting 47-50 lb bows. My last few critters have been killed with 475 out of the same bows.The 475 seems to shoot better. Seems I may have been bogging my bows down a bit. I dropped from 55-58 lbs and kept the same arrow weight fearing lack of penetration which has turned out not to be a problem. I put more focus on hitting them in the ribs than how much my arrow weighs these days.RC

[Pat B.]

"Hitting them in the ribs"....

Great answer...

Another for arrow weight might be,

Avoid Extremes..

[joe ashton]

Everything from rabbits to Elk:
55# Black widow long bow
Gold tip
yellow dipped
4  4in yellow feathers (left wing)
100 gr brass insert
125 woodsman or 120 gr grizzly
total is 500 gr

[ISP 5353]

450gr out of my Quinn.  54lb @ my 30 inch draw.

[TxAg]

Somewhere between 485 and 535 lately. Seems I can shoot 175 gr heads or 225 gr heads with no noticeable difference. Must be the carbons.  I shoot 49-50@29

[Horserod]

Launching 550 grs from a 40# Great Northern LB.  Whitetails are afraid to step out in the open in my huntin' area !!!!  Horserod

[Bonebuster]

RC mentioned "bogging" down your bow...Personally I think he is right....

My long time "go to" bow hits 73 lbs at my 29 1/2" draw, I keep my arrow weight under 800 grains, because any more it seems to "bog" it down.

[nontypical]

Footed 30" 3355 w/ 3-4" fletch, 100 grain insert, 125 BH weighs in @ 550 for me flung out of my 45-50# Widows.

[Stixbowdrew]

31.5 inch east axis 3 4" fletch standard inserts 200 gr muzzy phantoms for a grand total of 520 grains shoots 194 fps out of my Selway Lil Magnun 60" 60lbs at my draw. Eichler has proven to me you don't need serious arrow weight mine shoot great! And hit hard I wouldn't be afraid to use my set up for every critter in North America id probably go to FMJ for moose though

[Craig]

495 gr. Easton Axis 600 150gr broadhead with 75gr brass insert, 3-4" feathers cut @ 27". 44#@26 1/2" 60" recurve with Bear Weather Rest. Arrows fly like darts. Every whitetail that I shot at I had complete pass threws.

[tawmio]

was shooting 505 grain last year and 53# @ 29" ... just switched to left hand so im working my way up. was very happy with my setup and proved very effective for white tail.

[Thumper Dunker]

No white tails here but my arrows are about 480gn For 55-60lb Bows. All my bows are hunting bows and all my arrows are hunting arrows when not hitting targets.

[JimB]

I don't have a whitetail arrow per se but build an arrow geared toward the heaviest animal that I might encounter and that is elk.I sometimes sit over springs and anything could show up at any time-deer,bear,lion or elk.I also like to keep one weight and get used to that trajectory,so most of my arrows are 650-700 grs out of 53-55# bows.My favorite weight is about 13 GPP.

[Shawn Leonard]

All my arrows are hunting arrows from frogs to whitetails, I shoot around 9gpp. so mostly 460-475 grains! Shawn

[TRADSTYK]

This years set up is a bit heavier. 580 grains out of 52 pound longbow. I feel this will also be a deadly combo for Ohio bucks.

[Red Beastmaster]

475gr from 45-47# bows

[Knawbone]

477 grn  45 lb @ 25 1/2"
530 grn  52 lb @ 251/2 "

 Flat trajectory, good speed and plenty enough for Deer. Two blade Zwickey or Ace  125 grn Zwickey for the 45 lb and 160 grn Ace for the 52 lb

[jcprintz]

580 grains from my 50lb. Zipper.29" CE Heritage 150 with 250 grains up front.